Transport & Logistics
From The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2022
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Continuing its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, Côte d’Ivoire’s transport and logistics sector is set to benefit from a wide range of new projects – from ports to airports, and railways to motorways. The National Development Plan (Plan National de Développement, PND) 2021-25 seeks to almost double the level of economic investment outlined in its predecessor, the PND 2016-20, and the transport sector is slated to assume a crucial role in promoting growth under the plan. With GDP expanding by an average of 8.3% per year between 2012 and 2019 – and the pandemic impacting Côte d’Ivoire less than many of its peers – economic development has occasionally outstripped the capacity of transport and logistics infrastructure. Getting the infrastructure network in-step with the country’s burgeoning needs is more crucial than ever, creating major new opportunities for investors.

This chapter contains an interview with Laurent Loukou, CEO, Air Cȏte d’Ivoire.

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Overview

Paving the way: Ongoing expansion of ports, land and air links should prime the sector for a period of sustained growth
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Recovering at pace from the global Covid-19 pandemic, Côte d’Ivoire’s transport and logistics sectors are now set to benefit from a wide range of new projects – from ports to airports and railways to motorways. The National Development Plan (Plan National de Développement, PND) 2021-25 seeks to almost double the level of economic investment outlined in its predecessor, the PND 2016-20, with the transport sector taking a crucial role in the roll out. The private sector is key to these plans,…

Analysis

Shift in focus: New trends in ports and shipping lead to an increasingly price- conscious and competitive regional market
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According to the US International Trade Commission, in the decade to 2018 container trade in West Africa grew more than in any other region around the world, doubling over the period to more than 5m twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). Côte d’Ivoire has seen its share of this boom, with the number of container ships calling at the country rising from 485 in 2018 to 504 in 2020. New Facilities Given the trend towards containers, the two main ports – the Autonomous Port of Abidjan (Port Autonome…

Interview

Friendly skies: Laurent Loukou, CEO, Air Cȏôte d’Ivoire, on facilitating growth in West Africa’s aviation industry
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Interview:Laurent Loukou What needs to be done to develop aviation in the West Africa region further? LAURENT LOUKOU: Air transport is more expensive in West Africa than other regions of the world because of high production costs resulting from a combination of monopolies and the taxes imposed on airlines that operate in West Africa. A regional solution is needed to reduce these costs in order to ensure reasonable ticket prices for passengers and stimulate growth. The Ivorian…